Ottoman Lady

Altar Modelling
Ottoman lady figure
Code: ALT-09-08
25mm resin model figure. Single piece.
Requires painting. Paint not included in the box.

Ottoman Lady of the 18th century

Ottoman Court painter Levni (1680-1732) is one of the last representatives of classical
Ottoman miniature art. Levni created paintings depicting events of Sultan Ahmed III,
male and female portraits and portraits of Ottoman Sultans very successfully and
reflected strong Western influence in his works thereby brought in some serious changes
to classical painting understanding. Human faces in Levni miniatures are realistic and
meaningful. Ottoman lady in pink in reclining position resting on her head miniature is an
impressive work. Original miniature is in 17x9.5cm size and located at Istanbul Topkapı
Palace Museum. According to Ottoman poets, beautiful woman’s face resemble moon.
This lady is resting her head on a big pillow as she leans on one elbow. She has unclasped
her belt, her eyes are closed, either in sleep or in daydreaming. This lady drawn by Levni
is beautiful and she is aware of her beauty and charm making her a “cruel charmer”. The
colors are soft and lines are gracefully naturalistic in this miniature of Levni. It is so real
that when looked closely, the soft movement of her clothes can be seen.
For this difficult figure, we chose Luc Trichet of Fenryll (France) as sculptor. Stages of
the figure in the hands of the sculptor were as follows:
 Master figure- beginning the project.

Ottoman lady figure and 25mm Old Glory Ottoman Officer figure which was taken as reference in scaling
all Altar 25mm figures.

Final phase, master is ready.

 Court painter Levni’s original work which is at Topkapı Palace Museum in Istanbul Turkey

Source: Emel Esin, Turkish Miniature Painting, Charles E. Tuttle Company, Tokyo, 1960, p 31
 A group of girl musicians

Topkapı Palace Museum, Istanbul, Turkey

Source: Süheyl Ünver, Ressam Levni Hayatı ve Eserleri, Milli Eğitim Basımevi, İstanbul 1969
Dancing girl
 Topkapı Palace Museum, Istanbul

Source: Süheyl Ünver, Levni, Milli Eğitim Basımevi, Istanbul 1951

 Girl with carnations and a rose

Topkapı Palace Museum, Istanbul

Source: Süheyl Ünver, Levni, Milli Eğitim Basımevi, Istanbul 1951

 Girl with a veil

Topkapı Palace Museum, Istanbul

Source: Süheyl Ünver, Levni, Milli Eğitim Basımevi, Istanbul 1951

 Girl with a rose

Topkapı Palace Museum, Istanbul

Source: Süheyl Ünver, Levni, Milli Eğitim Basımevi, Istanbul 1951

 Girl fixing her headdress

Topkapı Palace Museum, Istanbul

Source: Süheyl Ünver, Levni, Milli Eğitim Basımevi, Istanbul 1951

 Court painter Levni’s signature can be seen below the lady.

Source: Emel Esin, Turkish Miniature Painting, Charles E. Tuttle Company, Tokyo, 1960, p 31
Figure is produced at world standards as in the case of all other Altar Modelling products.

This is a 25mm resin figure. Requires painting. Figure comes in single piece.

This figure has been produced in limited numbers and released worldwide on 20 July
2009.

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